pointing out; identification
trembling from fear; trembling all over
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
along the way; along the road
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
popular name; common name; given name
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
body; physical system; (the) person